2012.04.26 - Borscht, Tuna Salad, Chocolate Ricotta Mousse

There is only one beet in this soup (and I only got through about 3/4 of a large one grating before my arms gave out), so it is definitely light on "borscht" and heavy on vegetables. Everyone at the table preferred it that way -- not too beety. The chunks of potato are a nice contrast and all the flavors work well together. A great soup!

I served it with some whole wheat pitas and toasted challah bread. B & D brought this crazy-sounding coconut cheese that was really good and R brought a smoked cheese that actually listed smoke as an ingredient. How do they make that??

I am never happy with the quality of ricotta cheese that I buy. It always seems grainy. When I made my own ricotta, it was not grainy. This dessert tasted like chocolate pudding and was really good, but the slight grainy-ness did bother me. Dare I make my own ricotta just to make this dessert?

1 comment:

Yay, thanks for trying out the soup! :) Yeah chopping and grating vegetables for it is a quite the forearm workout for me too :) also +1 for making your own ricotta, I find it's still cheaper than buying it already made even though the cheese:liquid ratio is so low.